After several rain-checks and false starts, I've finally resolved to catch the blog up to date. Here it goes.
Apparently time passes rapidly wherever we are in the world. Currently, we find ourselves three weeks into the second semester and are amazed at how quickly the first half has gone.
Two days after our return from Istanbul we struck out again to Pozantı with our good friends Laura and Can. We spent two nights and three days in a mountain lodge reading, playing cards, talking, eating, drinking tea and - above all - relaxing. We were so grateful for such a suitable follow-up to our frenetic time in Istanbul. Connecting with friends and slowing things down was so restorative.
The community room where we spent most of our time
The 4-way fireplace with a beautiful view
The Taurus Mountains
- enjoyable even when we weren't backpacking in them -
Laura and Can
The next week we spent in Adana trying to resettle into daily life and jump-start our New Year's resolutions with mixed success. Rest, reflection, and recuperation characterized the second half of our semester break. With heavier workloads, new students, and an amazing week-long visit from Reuben, we certainly appreciated the extra rest beforehand.
Looking forward to the rest of the semester, we have much on the table. Some of the things occupying much of our minds lately are teaching, traveling within Turkey, and deciding what to do next year. Each are exciting, challenging, fun, and stressful in their own ways. We have about three and a half months left of our semester and the weeks are flying by.
As always, we love and miss everyone,
Mike and Hil
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